Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-06
FOE NEGROES AND INDIANS.

Meeting In Center Church Last Night
I'm Behalf of the Southern Negroes
and the ndIans-&PpeaIs for Their
Continued EducatIOn-Tellins the
Results of the Hampton Normal and
Agricultural Institute.
There was very large gathering of people
in Center church last night. It was IN
the interest of the southern negroes and the
Indians 1t was for the purpose of keeping
alive and kindling up to higher degree the
idea which has already been entertained in
the North, that of doing what the people are
able to for the education of these people.
President Dwight of Yale college presided.
The Hampton quartette, from the Normal
and Agricultural Institute at Hampton, Va.
were in attendance and sang several selec-
tons, which were very much different than
are heard here in the North. The quartette
is composed of excellent singers, and they
accompany General Armstrong, principal of
the Hampton Institute, to different places
where he and others are to tell of what is
being done at this school for the education
of the negroes and the Indians, and asking
for continued help and aid that the school
may be kept up.
William B. Davenport gave a very interest
ing account of how he worked himself up
from q scholar in the school to a teacher. He
went out to teach the negroes and the Indians
in field where work is plenty, but the la
borers are few. To the thousands who are
teaching in the South the things which the
people of the North are doing are valuable.
All these people wish for is chance that
they may rise to q better and higher life,
educationally and religiously.
John Tiaokasin, a SiouA student from
Standing Rock, Dakota, was introduced by
H. B. Frissell. The latter first related of a
recent visit he had to that part of the coun-
try and drew the contrast of a former visit.
He told of the improvements that had taken
place between the two visits. They were
being taught more day by day. The train
ing which a few of them had received at
these industrial schools is showing itself.
They are getting 80 that they can build
houses, raise crops, etc., like the white man
He referred to Mr.. Tiaokasin, who had grad
uated from one of the schools and was going
back to teach his fellow Indians. He had been
taught carpentering and his wife the duties
of the household. He spoke of the good
work that the Connecticut ladies have done
for these schools, and he thought they should
be proud of it. Where the temperance move-
meut has made any progress in the South it
has been by just such men as these. We
had had last year on the average 80, 900 negro
children under our schools.
George Miller, a student from Omaha,
Nebraska, told of how things are conducted
on the Omaha reservation. A married man
has $50 acres of land and single man 60.
The Indians know about God, but not about
Christianity. 'Some men call us names. They
call boy buck and woman 'squaw' We
don't like that. We want to be called like
you"
Thomas Cayton of the class of '73 spoke
e1oquently on the southern outlook. Every
thing done for the negro is justified He is
becoming more manly, more industrious and
more intelligent. Many have left our (the
Hampton) school to go forth as teachers The
best class of men in the South are DESTROYS
OF having these people educated and regard
it necessary for the good of the country. The
negro wants to be educated, but he hasn't the
means. l appeal to you, as one who has
been educated at one of these schools, to con-
tinue to support them. You are surrounded
by luxuries while we know nothing but
poverty and ignorance. The outlook is
bright. A great work has already been &C.
colnplished, but greater one will be. You
are doing great work for the elevation of
our people and for Christ.
General S. G. Armstrong, principal of the
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute,
which is devoted to the negro and Indian
races, also addressed the audience. The In
dams are not weakening, but are gaining.
than is supposed. They say they know God,
but not Christianity. No one outside of
Christianity stands on SO high pinnacle as
they. He spoke of how they and the ne
groes were anxious to be educated. The
South is paying 81, ZOO, 600 to support these
schools, the North 100000 to help keep
them up. The teachers sent out from these
schools organize Sunday schools as well. The
work OF the redemption of the negro race
will go on if these schools are kept up. We
want you to help rs in this. The meeting
was highly interesting throughout.